The Toshiba Brave Thunders were the last men standing at the end of last season, but on Friday night, they had to settle for a loss to start the new year. Their opponent, Link Tochigi Brex, exhibited a lot of heart against the reigning ...

They had the best record during the regular season (46-8), produced the league’s best player, and swept through the conference finals. Now they’ve added one last dominating victory in the championship round. It’s just been that kind of a year for the Toshiba Brave ...

Having wrapped up team practice, center Nick Fazekas took off his 38-cm (15-inch) shoes and sat on the bench in a relaxed manner. This laid-back American is the undisputed king of the Toshiba Brave Thunders, who seek to capture the league championship in the ...

Toshiba’s scoring champion Nick Fazekas had a game-high 29 points and the Brave Thunders punched a ticket to the NBL Finals with an 86-71 win over the Toyota Alvark in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday. The Kawasaki-based club advanced to ...

Toshiba Brave Thunders center Nick Fazekas was voted the NBL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2013-14 regular season, the league announced on Thursday. The 210-cm Fazekas led the 12-team league with 26.4 points and 13.5 rebounds per game for the Brave Thunders, who had ...

After a dismal 2011-12 campaign, the Toshiba Brave Thunders are the JBL’s undisputed Cinderella team this season The addition of frontcourt standouts Nick Fazekas and Mamadou Diouf was one of the biggest factors that sparked their rapid rise. Takuya Kita, the club’s second-year head ...